Independent Directors & Staff
Ms. Hunter is President and Chief Executive Officer of 3D Visions Planning Consultants, LLC, a firm specializing in affordable housing, economic development, and transportation planning. She formerly served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Sylvester Turner and Mayor of Houston. Her prior roles include Chief Development Officer for Harris County Housing Authority and Director/Principal Consultant at Baker Tilly L.P. She holds a Masters of Regional Planning from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Architecture from Florida A&M University.
Whitney Randolph, Treasurer
Ms. Randolph is a Senior Vice President with UBS Financial Services, Private Wealth Management, where she develops investment strategies for families and private foundations. Ms. Randolph holds a B.A. from Rice University and an M.S. in Finance from the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. She also serves as a director and investment committee member on the University of Houston Cougar Investment Fund’s Board.
Domingo Barrios, Secretary
Mr. Barrios is a Senior Vice President, Nonprofit Advisory Manager at Huntington Bank with 10 years of experience in finance and banking. He has served the nonprofit sector for over 30 years in leadership positions prior to joining Huntington Bank. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Denver (M.S.) and Creighton University (B.S.).
Donna Fujimoto Cole, Director
Ms. Cole is the Founder and President and Chief Executive Officer of Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. providing industrial and process chemical to industry since 1980. She is also an executive producer of films. She serves on many national, regional, and advisory boards and has also served on President George H. W. Bush’s President’s Export Council in 1991-93. She graduated from Manpower Business Training Institute of Technology.
T. Kelly Dowe, Director
Mr. Dowe is Chief Financial Officer for Dragonfly Pond Works, a private-equity-backed stormwater management firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served in a number of other public and private sector leadership roles, including as trustee for two public pension systems. He is a graduate of Baylor University (BBA) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (MBA).
Kelly S. Opot, Director
Ms. Opot is a Principal with Brightline Collective, a mission-driven consulting firm that accelerates social impact by helping organizations and leaders unlock capital, build and execute strategy, and scale sustainable solutions. She received her BA in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Public Policy from The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Ronald C. Lewis, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Mr. Lewis graduated from Princeton University, where he majored in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and from Harvard Law School with honors. As a trial lawyer, he handled complex commercial cases involving contract, fraud, personal injury, environmental and other claims while in private practice. He also served as the Houston City Attorney prior to joining Rockwell. He has volunteered with numerous professional and not-for-profit human services and public interest organizations.
Tantri Emo, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Ms. Emo graduated from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia (Bachelor of Commerce) and from University of Houston Clear Lake (Master Science in Finance). Prior to joining Rockwell, she worked as Chief Business Officer/Finance Director for the City of Houston.
Shannon Buggs, Director of Community Development
Ms. Buggs, a native Houstonian, holds a Master of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, and a Certificate in Financial Planning from the University of Houston. She is an active leader in Houston’s civic landscape, volunteering in advisory and board roles across arts, education, journalism and community organizations. Prior to joining Rockwell, she served as the Founding Director of the Mayor’s Office of Complete Communities for the City of Houston and as a business reporter and personal finance and philanthropy columnist for the Houston Chronicle.
Estevan D. Delgado, Senior Program Officer
Mr. Delgado has served as the Executive Director for Public Policy and International Affairs Program, the Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and as the Program Manager for the Hispanic Impact Fund at the Austin Community Foundation. He has a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Rice University and a MPA from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Judy A. Ahlgrim, Office Manager
Ms. Ahlgrim, a native Houstonian, has held the position of grants administrator since 2001 with office management duties added in 2006. Her work in the nonprofit sector began at The Briarwood School in 1989, and she has held the position of grants manager at Houston Endowment Inc. and The Brown Foundation.
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